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Microsoft’s extensive gaming portfolio was hit hard by sweeping earlier this month. The situation appears to have been particularly galling for staff at Candy Crush developer King who are reportedly set to be replaced by AI tools they worked on. Multiple anonymous sources have told  that a number of narrative, UX, level design and user research staffers at King have …

The Kansas City Chiefs are reportedly about to pay a steep price to keep one of their best offensive linemen. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported the reigning AFC champions are have agreed to a four-year, $94 million contract with Trey Smith that will make him the top-paid offensive guard in NFL history. Fox Sports’ Jordan Schultz first reported a deal was …

The NBA’s board of governors is set to meet in Las Vegas on Tuesday to discuss potential expansion, but there reportedly isn’t much optimism that a new franchise in Seattle, Las Vegas or another city will be announced soon. According to The Athletic’s David Aldridge and Mike Vorkunov, multiple sources said that “while Seattle remains a top candidate for a …

Candy Crush developer King is reportedly replacing laid off staff with AI tools they helped to build. At the start of the month, Microsoft announced around 9000 employees would be laid off. This included roughly 200 staff from King. Now, in a report from MobileGamer.biz, sources stated they’ve spent the last few years building and training AI tools, which will …

According to a new report, Google’s Pixel Watch 4 will get a bigger battery and even faster charging, despite offering a similar overall package. To date, we’ve not heard a ton about the Pixel Watch 4 series. Renders surfaced back in April with the same design as the existing Pixel Watch 3, though a different charging setup than the existing …

Image: Nintendo Life As you’ve likely seen by now, there’s a new rumour from the latest Nate the Hate podcast about a Nintendo Direct potentially taking place some time after the launch of Donkey Kong Bananza. In the same episode, the YouTuber and podcaster has touched on the subject of future third-party support for the Switch 2, and how although …

Meta and CEO Mark Zuckerberg are in a hurry to build their superintelligence tech. The company has been poaching AI researchers, while Zuckerberg announced on Monday that Meta is building a 5-gigawatt data center called Hyperion. The urgency is palpable. As SemiAnalysis reported last week and Business Insider noted, Meta is so eager to boost its computing power that it’s …

Wwe/Getty Images AEW All In, Ring of Honor Supercard of Honor, and WWE Evolution may have all just taken place this past weekend, but there will be little rest for wrestling fans with WWE SummerSlam just around the corner. The PLE, and WWE’s second biggest event of the year, is set for …

Square Enix is reportedly working on a full remake of Dragon Quest 7, following the success of Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake last year. As reported by mp1st, Square Enix has specifically described the project as a remake – as opposed to a remaster – meaning the PS1 classic Dragon Quest 7 (released in 2000) will receive more than just …

Fallout 5 has reportedly been officially greenlit and development is moving forward, though who, exactly, is leading development on the new installment in the series is currently unknown. The report comes from the latest episode of the Xbox Two Podcast, where Windows Central executive editor Jez Corden discussed how Xbox is handling Fallout as a franchise moving forward. However, he …